E vs SU vs VST Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Suncor Energy and Vistra Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 5, Vistra 4, Eni Spa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESUVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.59B $96.91B $47.77B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 7.1x 23.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 9.0x 15.9x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% -108.8% +3.8% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% — 10.6% VST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 11.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.5x 2.8x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% -0.03% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.5% +100.3% -26.8% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +28.3%/yr +49.0%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 27.4% 51.0% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 64/100 68/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

ESUVST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisESUVST
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 76 #25 of 99 74 #7 of 24
Growth 64 #36 of 97 65 #35 of 97 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 72 #28 of 96 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 35 #67 of 102 74 #27 of 102 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 31 #53 of 76 35 #50 of 76 74 #6 of 20
Overall 50 64 68
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodESUVSTSPY
1 month +13.2%+16.8%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +18.4%+20.6%-14.2% +2.9%
6 months +14.7%+24.0%-14.7% +6.4%
Year to date +63.6%+78.9%-13.1% +11.4%
1 year +71.5%+100.3%-26.8% +13.1%
3 years +91.6%+141.5%+328.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.2%+34.2%+62.5% +21.5%
5 years +119.8%+247.1%+633.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.1%+28.3%+49.0% +10.9%
10 years +107.2%+169.7%+792.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.6%+10.4%+24.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureESUVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%27.4%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%28.2%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.381.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.613.66-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-37.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $62.08$79.35$201.47 $779.14
52-week low $36.20$39.51$134.71 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleESUVST
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.1x 7.1xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x -26.3xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 5.7x 11.4xmedian 5.7x 10.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 11.1x 4.8xmedian 11.1x 20.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 8.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 2.24 0.19median 2.24 1.47median 0.59

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsESUVST
Revenue $98.30B -$3.60B $19.21B
Operating income $6.83B $1.71B $3.56B
Net income $6.59B $8.93B $2.22B
Free cash flow $15.30B $19.78B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $11.22 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $9.55B $5.37B $435.00M
Total debt $139.18B $9.85B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 1.22B 339.23M
Enterprise value $36.15B $82.66B $40.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricESUVST
P/E 18.1x 7.1x 23.3x
P/FCF 6.4x 4.8x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 6.0x 9.2x
P/S 1.0x -26.3x 2.5x
P/B 1.5x 2.0x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.0x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 11.4x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 58.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x -27.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 7.7x 5.0x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 6.3x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.19 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESUVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% -108.8% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -27.6% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.9% 18.0% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.7% 57.7% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 13.8% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 55.0% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 36.9% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 9.5% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 8.9% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 5.0% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 17.4% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESUVST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.4% – 33.0%
Operating margin 6.9% – 18.5%
Pretax margin 8.0% – 14.6%
Net margin 5.3% – 10.6%
FCF margin 15.6% – 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% -438.8% 26.7%
Return on equity 10.4% 29.1% 40.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 14.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 11.3%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 2.1% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESUVST
Debt / assets 21.5% 10.4% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.5x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 49.2% 87.1%
Equity / assets 38.7% 50.8% 12.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.67 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESUVST
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -2.5% -3.9% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 1.4% -0.8% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% 31.6% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.7% 14.3% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% -0.7% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -1.4% 0.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusESUVST
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.67FY2026 $8.85FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026 +305.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% -17.9% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.75BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026 $21.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% -11.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESUVST
Held by institutions 1.6% 65.2% 84.4%
Institutions holding 343 752 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -5.1% +2.7%
Institutions buying 196 367 852
Institutions selling 92 252 415
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.46 2.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ESUVST
E 1.00 0.70 -0.07
SU 0.70 1.00 -0.01
VST -0.07 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, SU and VST?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $91.59B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, SU and VST?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 17.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.3x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vistra (VST) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +71.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. Eni Spa (E) and Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, SU and VST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suncor Energy (SU) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.